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Location
In churchyard of St James Church, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6JT See map on www.streetmap.co.uk National Inventory of War Memorials Record Link : NIWM Reference 21795 English Heritage Listing Status St James Church is Grade II Listed. Since the War Memorial is sited within the curtilage, it is assumed that it is covered by the Listing. Description A stone cross, bearing names of WW I and WW II servicemen from East Cowes Unveiled by Lord Gort on 19 June 1920. |
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Memorial
War memorial in 1920's 
War memorial in 2004 
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Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 ----- names as given below ----- AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 ----- names as given below ----- GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS ----- THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE ----- Further Information
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